2023 Coach Development Webinar Series
These webinars are designed to help club and class association coaches stay up-to-date on relevant topics, provide an environment to share ideas, and to learn about new tools and techniques that can help you succeed.
Whether you're coaching boats or boards, junior, youth, or adult sailors, the online sessions will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies that you can implement in your coaching at your clubs or through your class association programs.
Coaching Tactics & Strategy
Matt Jerwood - WAIS Head Coach Sailing
Develop your understanding of coaching tactics and strategy with experienced high-performance coach Matt Jerwood. This session explores how coaches can help sailors understand tactical and strategic decision-making and apply these concepts effectively in training and racing.
Creating and Developing Training Plans in Club Environments
Traks Gordon - NSW Performance Pathway Coach
Explore practical approaches to creating and developing training plans within a club environment. This session looks at how coaches can structure training around the needs of their sailors, establish clear objectives and develop sessions that contribute towards longer-term progression and performance.
Coaching Beyond Your Experience
Jaime Swavley - Australian Sailing High Performance Coach & Brady Lowe - NSW Performance Pathways Coach
Explore how coaches can continue to develop their knowledge and coaching practice when working outside their own experience. This session looks at how coaches can identify opportunities to learn, draw on the expertise of other coaches and practitioners and build the confidence and capability to support sailors across different classes, levels and environments.
Coaching Boys & Girls - Inclusive Coaching
Sue Phillips - National Inclusion Coordinator & Amelia Catt - Tasmania Performance Pathways Advisor
Learn how coaches can create an inclusive coaching environment that supports both boys and girls to participate, develop and perform. This session explores practical approaches to creating positive team cultures, recognising individual needs and ensuring all sailors feel welcomed, supported and valued within the coaching environment.
Similarities & Differences When Coaching Boys & Girls
Jaime Swavley - Australian Sailing High Performance Coach
Explore the similarities and differences coaches should consider when coaching boys and girls. Presented by Australian Sailing High Performance Coach Jaime Swavley, this session examines how coaches can adapt their approach to support individual sailors and create effective environments for mixed-gender and gender-diverse groups.